Painting

Title:

Mountains at Sunset

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1956.060

Creator:

Hill, Edward (1843-1923)Artist

Place of Origin:

NH

Date:

1888

Description:

Landscape painting, Mountains at Sunset, by Edward Hill (1843-1923), 1888. Oil on canvas. A dirt road gently curves from center foreground to right middle ground. A four-horse stage turns into a forest at the base of mountains in middle ground; the stage coach is heading toward Franconia Notch between Cannon Mountain, Eagle Cliff, and Mount Lafayette. Sunset sky with pink clouds in background. Signed lower right: "Edward Hill 1888". Black and gold painted pine frame.

Material:

Textile
Canvas

Dimensions:

H-28.25 W-48.375 inches

Provenance:

Originally owned by Warren P. Dustin (1846-1920) and Persis (Merriam) Dustin (1847-1934), Cambridge, MA, who with their family vacationed during summers at a cottage near the Franconia Inn, Sugar Hill, NH. The donor, Florence S. Dustin (1887-1967), was their youngest daughter.

Credit Line:

Gift of Florence S. Dustin

People:

Hill, Edward (1843-1923), Dustin, Warren P. (1846-1920), Dustin, Persis M. (1847-1934), Dustin, Florence S. (1887-1967)

Subjects:

Cannon Mountain, Eagle Cliff, Franconia Notch, White Mountains, Mount Lafayette, Landscape paintings, Stagecoaches, Sunsets